About Da Center
Built from the belief that community deserves more
TreMari's Da Center Community Outreach Inc. — publicly known as Da Center — exists so that healing, resources, opportunity and belonging live in one place.
Mission
“Da Center exists as a sanctuary to the urban youth and entire community providing a space for healing, remembrance, and legacy building through support, guidance and love.”
Vision
Da Center envisions a network of community-centered spaces where urban youth, families, and entire communities can access support, healing, opportunity, creativity, education, resources, connection, and a genuine sense of belonging.
The long-term vision is to develop sustainable Da Center locations that meet communities where they are, while holding the same foundational mission, values and identity.
Values
What we hold onto
- Healing
- Love
- Community
- Self-discovery
- Empowerment
- Creativity
- Opportunity
- Education
- Connection
- Legacy
- Respect
- Service
- Accountability
- Belonging
Why Da Center exists
More than isolated services
Da Center was created from the belief that communities — particularly urban youth and families facing trauma, instability, systemic barriers, isolation or limited access to opportunity — deserve more than isolated services.
Da Center is intended to bring resources, relationships, healing, creativity, education, opportunity and community together in one accessible environment.
Community philosophy
People should not have to navigate every community need alone
No one should have to visit countless disconnected places to find support. Da Center creates a welcoming environment where people can connect with resources, relationships, opportunities, healing and community — and be known while they do it.
Our history
From an idea to an organization
The conviction
Da Center began with the conviction that our neighborhoods deserve a place of their own — a sanctuary for healing, remembrance and legacy building.
Becoming an organization
TreMari's Da Center Community Outreach Inc. was formally established to carry the mission, with governance, leadership and accountability built in from the start.
The portable Da Center
Before the permanent doors open, Da Center goes to the community: resource fairs, healing circles, youth activities and community days.
What's next
Growing into a network of community-centered spaces, with programs, partners and resources in each community we serve.
Legal identity
TreMari's Da Center Community Outreach Inc.
Da Center is the public-facing name and brand of TreMari's Da Center Community Outreach Inc.. The legal organizational name remains identifiable throughout this website and all official documentation.
Nonprofit tax status and tax-deductibility language will be published here once the organization's IRS documentation and approved wording are finalized for public use.
The founder
Da Center carries a name, a memory and a promise. Read why Dominique Fant built it.
Read the founder's story